The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02
In Session Last Night, DIS
cuss the Water Works
Question in Detail;
Aud Decide TO Increase The >un-
her of IIldrani' in
the City.
Ncw Police appointed. Petitions
Granted and committee
Reports: the Death Roll.

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The city council met at o'clock p.
IN, T. {. TIbbs, mayor protein pre-
siding. The minutes OF the meeting
held August 18Th were read and
adopted
EDITIONS.
/. Tom Pad lit and others from the
second ward petitoned to have sewer
in alley between Austin aud Wash
ington street, extended from its
| present termination at the intcrsec-
tion of T. ghth street TO the lnter,ec-
ton vi Eleventh. street referred 10
committee on pubic improvements.
q. Petition from e.. II. Randle ~
CO.. TO open cotton yard at the cor
ncr OF Washington and Third street,
WAS granted.
.. Petition from j. :. Mills, county
wcigher for PERMISSION TO erect II
wooden office corner of Second and
! frauklin streets, wa, referred 10 the
| uc &C. committee with power TO act
3. y petition from citizens OF Sec
ond ward asking for more perfect
drainage in their locality, was refer.
red to street committee.
3. y petition from Mrs.N {. Lee
to open u shooting gallery on Bridge
street was granted, provide she COM
plies with the ordinances on the sub
jcct.
REr6RIs ofCoNuI1rEEs.
Alderman smith, from the gas
committee, reported thct they had
contracted for the removal OF the
electric light from the council cham
Der to the middle of Jackson and
| Eleventh streets. Tht action Of the
committee wa, confirmed.
-. Alderman order. from tho
committee Oh streets and alleys, re-
ported that thcy had considered the
petition of +. /. Carroll and instruct
: ed him to report as follows.
we. the street committee, recon
mend that "a, the opening OF Wa!nu
: street would be OF more bench
toMr. Carroll, than to the city wcr
commend the opening of sai,
street. provided he deeds the same t'
the city. In case OF his refusal to d.
so. the committee recommend thu
D the petition DO not granted.
Alderman Order reported turtle
that hi. committee had granted tn
Street Hallway compan! permission
| to ia, wooden pavement on W ashir /.
/ ton ,treetiu front OF thcirncw -tablc'
The report OF the committee wa
4 adopted.
, 8. Alderman stephenson, actin
@ chairman OF the committee on publ
a. free hools. reported that Miss Lot
l.. b. Warner, previously appointed to
position in the cOlored school, had no
d signihed her acceptance OF the pos
r ton offered, but had married an
r moved away from the city aud tina
his committee had declared the Vlac
vacant and elected Miss Ada |
u William, to fill the SAM
y He further reported the election c
l. l.. NJ. oubIott, principal of the Thir
District school, Ccolored.l The II
port was adopted.
II t. Alderman tioodc, from comm
tee On police, reported the to!lowin,
Il 30 the president OF the city coul
~ ell:
Your committee to whom was r
tcrrCd the con liberation of the que
IL tiou OF additional police Tor,
IT report that they have con -idered Il
)s subject and find that Two addition
policemen are needed in order
better protect suburban portions
" the city, and therefore recommeu
'r that two additional policemen
y appointed.
:. They further recommend that Il
J. two mounted police be required
patrol the city at large, and that u
regular force remain, each in h
I'M respective district
I'd EEroRTs of CITY OFFICERS
te Tho monthly report OF the al
r treasurer W, w. Cc.eN showing u
condition of the several funds in b
yc hands was received and filed.
of .. Dr. w. l.. Barker submit,
his monthly mortuary report, whiJ
was received and ordered fled
lr showedtue total number OF deaf
IS. during the month TO be 43. no
which were Males and l3 females;
were white and were negro,
ry APPOINTMENT OF roLCE.
AZ /. The yesignstion OF a, y. Hug
'e ston, mounted policeman, was rel
'o' and accepted Mayor Tibbs non
i'll mated Aylmcr Moore to ill the yaca
elk cy thus occasioned. The nominate,
was confirmed.
2 His honor nominated w. '
ly Mshan aud y. w. Warren as the ty
| additional policemen Just ordered